Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-01
THE BIG DAY.

At Charter Oak Park Hester0ay- az
rom wins the Big Ten thousand
Dollar Prize other Interesting
Events witnessed by Fifteen Thou.
sand PeopIe-To-Day's Programme.
HARTFORD, Aug. 31.-Charter Oak Park
saw one of it's biggest days to-day when near
ly Is, 900 people, among them hundreds of
ladies, witnessed the days programme of
races. Hundreds of New Haveners were
present, and thousands of dollars changed
hands during the afternoon. Early IN the
day the pool sellers began business, and be
fore the first heat in the 2:25 class, the first
race of the day, White Socks was the favorite,
selling for $50 against Perplexed as second
choice, Ida Belle for So and the field for $50.
Shortly before the first race was called Pat
ron, the fayorite in the great SO, 900 race, the
event of the meeting, appeared on the track
driven by G. Fuller. She was loudly ap-
plauded, and prettier piece of horse flesh is
rarely ever seen. At the pools she was SELL
ing for 500 against the field for 10, and the
takers were few, even at these odds.
2:25 CLASS.
First heat-The horses were rang on the
track for this heat on time, and though there
S@e3.1
starters. Ida Belle, who had the
pole; Sylvia NJ, second; Valkyr,
third; Favorite Wilkes, fourth; st. Elmo,
fifth, Perplexed sixth, Helen Wilkes seventh,
with White Socks on the outside. After the
horses had made several attempts to score
and had gone back to try again, in turning
Favorite Wilkes locked wheels with Valka
and the latter's sulky was overturned and
Driver J. G. johnson thrown out. The sulky
was quickly righted and the horse started
on a run down the track. The other drivers
heard the shouts of warning from the crowd
and skilfully avoided the runaway, which
kept on around the track until the half was
reached, when he was stopped, groomed and
sent back to trot the heat, neither driver nor
sulky being injured. By this time the pools
had changed, White Socks selling for 800
against the field for $50.
The horses got away this time in very bad
shape, after several attempts, and at the
quarter Perplexed was leading, with Sylvia
NJ. second and the other horses well lined
out, with White Socks, the favorite, well in
the rear. On the half Perplexed broke and
fell back, while Sylvia M. took the lead and
as the half was passed was leading by good
two sulky lengths, while White Socks had
drawn up to second place. AS the turn was
made to come down the homestretch the
horses began to bunch, White Socks begin
ming to stretch himself, and at the distance
from rhe flag the latter passed Sylvia M. and
went under the wire first, while Valkyr took
second, with st. Elmo third. This heat beat
White Socks record by a second and one-
quarter.
Second health this heat it was neck and
neck past the quarter between White Socks
and Sylvia NJ, with Valkyr third, but on the
half White Socks took the lead and Sylvia M.
on the next quarter fell back to fifth place,
while Valkyr took second. On the stretch
White Socks had it all her own way, the only
interesting event being brush between Val
kyr and Perplexed for second place, but they
both passed under the wire on a run, White
Socks winning the heat and Valkyr taking
second place, while st. Elmo was distanced.
Third heat-Just before the horses were
called ON the track for this heat sharp
shower, evidently the edge of a heavy thun-
der shower near Meriden, came up, making
the track rather muddy for fast time, and
when the horses got away it was still
raining quite briskly. In the pools before
the horses started, White Stocking was SELL
ing for $25, against the field for So. At the
quarter, after good start, White Socks was
leading with Ida Belle second and Sylvia M.
third, while Valkyr was way in the rear.
WhiteSocks continued to increase the lead on
the half, while Valkyr began to draw up,
and On the home stretch she took second
place, while Sylvia M. dropped to the rear
White Socks finishing the heat first and tax
ing first money, with Valkyr second.
SUMMARY.
S1OO
j. ]. Bowen, Oh White Socks, Boston,
Mass. ....-......;. ....;...;....;..::. 1
Jesse Yereance, CHI m Perplexed, New
Amos q. wilkins, b m Ida Belle New
York. ............................ z 5
F, w. Reynolds, m Sylvia NJ, Hartford,
Conn ............ .............
Beden & johnson, br st. Elmo, Jersey
City, n. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. dis.
D. B. Harrington Favorite Wilkes,